Showing posts with label sumo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sumo. Show all posts

12/29/12

How Can Japanese Sumo Survive?

How Can Japanese Sumo Survive?

Via Next Media Animation TV December 27, 2012

For the past 10 years or so, professional Japanese Sumo wrestling has seen a steady decline in popularity as it has suffered from fixed matches, links to organized crime, bar room brawls in Roppongi, a marijuana scandal and illegal gambling on baseball etc. The failure to produce a Japanese superstar wrestler has also driven away many long-term fans as well.

So how can Japanese Sumo survive? Well, Taiwan's Next Media Animation TV has some funny ideas:



Reminder to Check the English Version of NMA.TV videos
The above reminder is courtesy of Mr. T who also wrote:

"Hey, Happy New Year of the Snake!"

Related:

NMATV: Japanese Sumo 3D Animation News